The numbers for the 2020-21 fiscal year have been tallied. The conference announced $778.8 million in total revenue divided amongst each school.
According to this tweet from the SEC’s official Twitter account, each school in the conference will get $54.6 million. The number excludes revenue retained by schools for bowl expenses.
It is easy to see why schools such as the Oklahoma Sooners and Texas Longhorns want to make the jump to the Southeastern Conference. It just means more, especially when it comes to writing the check. These numbers reflect the fiscal year that ended on Aug. 31, 2021.
In that timeframe, the Auburn Tigers football program finished 6-5 after a 6-4 regular season consisting of an SEC-only schedule. The Tigers earned a postseason bid to the Vrbo Citrus Bowl but fell short to the Northwestern Wildcats of the Big Ten Conference.
NEWS | @SEC announces $777.8 million of total revenue, divided among its 14 universities for 2020-21 fiscal year (ending Aug 31, 2021).
The distribution, excluding bowl revenue retained by schools for bowl expenses, averaged slightly over $54.6 million per school. pic.twitter.com/eqMXMJSAuj
— Southeastern Conference (@SEC) February 10, 2022
Apparently, not even the pandemic prevented the SEC from earning a big paycheck.
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